Online applications to vote by mail in the upcoming Alberta referendum are now open until Oct. 9.

As Alberta’s fall referendum approaches, the province’s cities and towns have been told they can’t campaign on the issues.

Voters in Gatineau, Que., have re-elected Maude Marquis-Bissonnette as their mayor in a tight race over one of her council colleagues. Marquis-Bissonnette had 41.569 votes for 51.1 per cent of the ...